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Home My WebLink AboutNC0057151_Permit Issuance_20160202Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY February 2, 2016 Robert Sams, Public Works Director Town of Mars Hill PO Box 368 Mars Hill, North Carolina 28754 PAT MCCRORY Govenror DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secretary S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Director Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO057151 Mars Hill W WTP 204 Cascade Street, Mars Hill Madison County Dear Mr. Sams: The Division of Water Resources (the Division) hereby issues the attached NPDES permit for the subject facility. We issue this permit pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007, or as subsequently amended. Changes for Renewal. The Division understands that you have made no significant changes to your treatment process. We have therefore made only minimal changes to your permit by updating your permit format and site map. However, please note that electronic reporting of Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) is now required. Implementing Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMRs). Please be advised that the Division has implemented an electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) program, in accord with pending requirements by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We include the details to implement the eDMR program in this permit [see Section A. (2.)]. Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all DMRs and specify that, if North Carolina does not establish a program to receive such submittals, Permittees must then submit eDMRs directly to EPA. For more information on eDMRs, registering for eDMR submittal, and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit DWR's webpage: http://Portal.ncdenr.org/web/w A/admin/bog/iu/p edmr. For information on EPA's proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please visit EPA's website: http://www2.epa. ovg /compliance/proposed-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 1611 Will service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 919 707 9000 If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing, upon written request submitted within thirty (30) days after receiving this letter. Your request must take the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and you must file it with the office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding. This permit is not transferable except after notifying the Division of Water Resources. The Division may require permit modification, or revocation and re -issuance. Please note that this permit does not affect your legal obligation to obtain other permits required by the Division of Water Resources, the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or other federal or local governments. If you have questions, or if we can further assist you, please contact Joe Corporon at [.ioe.corporon&ncdenr.gov] or call (919) 807-6394. �c a. jay c�uuuierman, P.G. Enclosure: NPDES Permit NC0057151 (issuance final) hc: NPDES Program Files DWR/ARO, Landon Davidson, Supervisor Central Files ec: DWR/ARO, Landon Davidson, Supervisor Robert Sams f robmsams@yahoo.com] Permit NC0057151 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, Town of Mars Hill is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Mars Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) 504 Cascade Street, Mars Hill Madison County to receiving waters designated as Gabriel Creek in the French Broad River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, 11, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective March 1, 2016. This permit and authorization to'discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2020. Signed this day February 2, 2016. S. y Zimmerman, P. G., D' ctor Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page I of 5 Permit NCO057151 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein. Town of Mars Hill is hereby authorized to: 1. continue to operate an existing 0.425 MGD wastewater treatment system consisting of following treatment components: • comminutor • bar screen • grit removal chamber • flow meter with totalizer • three (3) aeration tanks • clarifier • aerobic digestor with sludge return • chlorine -contact tank • sludge drying beds • standby power supply these facilities located at the Mars Hill WWTP, 504 Cascade Street, Mars Hill, Madison County, and 2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfall 001, at the location specified on the attached map, into Gabriel Creek [Stream Segment 6-96-12], a waterbody currently classified C within subbasin 04-03-04 [HUC: 06010105] of the French Broad River Basin. Page 2 of 5 Permit NCO057151 PART I A. (L) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS [15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq.; 02B .0500 et seq.] During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from Outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited, monitored and reported 1 by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT WITTS MONITORING. CIIARACTERIS7CICS QI7IREMENTS Monthly Weekly Daily Measurement Sample Sample (Parameter Codes) Average Ave_ rage Maximum Frequency Type Ldcation 2 Flow 00500 0.425 MGD Continuous Recording I or E Total Residual Chlorine 3 C0530 17 µg/L 2/Week Grab E BOD, 5-day (20°C) 4 C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite I & E Total Suspended Solids 4 C0530 3 0. 0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite I & E Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Daily Ave. > 5.0 mg/L Weekly Grab E Temperature (°C) 00010 Weekly Grab E NH3 as N (April 1— October 31) C0610 2.0 mg/L 6.0 mg/L Weekly Composite E NH3 as N (November 1 — March 31) C0610 4.0 mg/L 12.0 mg/L Weekly Composite E Fecal Colifoim (geometric mean) 31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab E pH 00400 Not < 6.0 or > 9.0 Standard Units Weekly Grab E Total (NO2 NO Nitrogen C0600 Semi -Annually Composite E Total Phosphorus C0665 Semi -Annually Composite E Dissolved Oxygen 00300 Weekly Grab U & D Temperature (°C) 00100 Weekly Grab U & D Footnotes: 1. Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring data electronically using the NCDWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application [see Section A. (2)]. 2. E = Effluent; I = Influent; U = Upstream 50 ft from the outfall; D = Downstream two (2) miles at NCSR 1559 3. Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) - The Division shall consider compliant all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and report all values detected by North Carolina - certified test methods (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L. 4. The monthly average effluent BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not exceed 15% of the respective influent value (i.e., 85% removal required). Condition: This, discharge shall contain of floating solids or foam. Page 3 of 5 Permit NCO057151 A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING - DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)] Proposed federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive such submittals, then Permittees must submit DMRs electronically to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following Sections within Part II of this permit (Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits): • Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements • Section D. (2.) , Reporting • Section D. (6.) Records Retention • Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports I. Reporting [Supersedes Section D. (2.) and Section E. (5.) (a)) Beginning no later than 270 days from the effective date of this permit, the Permittee shall submit discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application. Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet. Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), Permittees will be required to submit all discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the following address: NCDEQ / DWR / Information Processing Unit ATTENTION: Central Files / eDMR 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 If a Permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship, or due to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1.1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director. Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above. Requests for temporary waivers from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin using eDMR. Temporary waivers shall be valid for twelve (12) months and shall thereupon expire. At such time, DMRs shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the Permittee re -applies for and is granted a new temporary waiver by the Division. Page 4 of 5 Permit NC0057151 Information on eDMR and application for a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic reporting requirements is found on the following web page: hi!12://portal.NCDEQ.org/web/)yq/adminibog/ipu/edmr Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the month following the commencement of discharge. 2. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. (11.) (b) and Supersedes Section B. (11.) (d)1 All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(a), or by a duly authorized representative of that person as described in PartII, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, not an assigned position, must be delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes. For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an eDMR user account, please visit the following web page: http://portal.NCDEQ.org/web/wq/admin/bog/i u/p edmr Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED: "I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility offines and imprisonment for knowing violations. " 3. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.)] The Permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of the report. This period may be extended. by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41]. Page 5 of 5 r I M, N-" ;% ( �� r "' r f �--�' `� - it _ �,`�/ ,� I - _ ` f f �� ~ il IT Outfall 001y, EO (ROW.SW) + T R 25� \y 3 4-1/ 'A 11 NCSR 213 & �Vj V 'X M7, -N tt Gabriel Creek � t (flows. j, u fid ir // Y[� d�1� �r I \ `/ 11 ) l''�• / � t�—! ' `(� j/ o � (` (I, i` �� ` • , �! { .1a ,.• ,;. •� � � � j.�r� 1; J+ `_: ;7 .171 W y I W o\:i , � _ I� c7 lit :� � 35 � _ � _ . � � r�' �� i IV! r Down Stream Sample Point [NCSR 15,59] "V, A 6 �.j Town of Mars Hill WWTP Latitude: 35*49'38" N State Grid/Quad: D 8 SE / Mars Hill, NC Longitude: 82'33'28" W Permitted Flow: 0.425 MGD Receiving Stream: Gabriel Creek Drainage Basin: French Broad River Stream Class: C Sub -Basin: 04-03-04 Stream Segment: 6-96-12 HUC: 06010105 L--- I NPDES Permit NCO057151 North Madison County Greensboro News Record Advertising Affidavit 200 E. Market St Greensboro, NC. 27401 (336) 373-7287 NCDENR - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES IBT PROGRAM, WATER SUPPLY PLANNING BRANCH 1611 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NC 27699 Account Number 4019534 -Date December 09, 2015 PO Number Order Category Description TOWN OF MARS F 0000157536 Legal Notices Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/ NPDES Ur Public Notice North Carolina En vlron mental Manage merit Gommisslon/ NPDES Unit 1617 Man Service Center Raleigh, IMG 27699-161Y Notices of Intent to Issue a NPbEN Worst wwatar Pr it Tho North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to is e a NP t t. wastew afar hJOw_ parmlt to the eats sea listed below- Written comments regarding the until 30 d Permit wnl be bliS . - ed Until 30 days after the public tl date of this notice. The Director of tho NC Division of Wator Rospurc vs <pWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest- Pleas¢ mail com- Pnts and/or informntinn rPn lr st es ed p at the above address- Inter- 112 Npersons may visit the DWR at t' review N. Salisbury street. filelg h. NC tiall.intotWn nn on f(Ic- �IddAddi- tional into r.natfon on f .. permits endthisofpe may be found on our wobsite: irttp,//p octal-n cdanr-prg/w orb/ 111na p/ps/nodes/calendar, or 6y Caning t9193 807-6304_ Tawas of Mars Hill. Madison County, requested to renew parmlt NCooti 7151 for its WWTP dischara- Ina treated domestic wastewater to Gatxiel Creek- French itrnar/ River Basin. Publisher of the Greensboro News Record Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of Guilford, North Carolina, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, personalty appeared the Publisher Representative who by being duly swom deposes and says: that he/she is the Publisher's Representative of the Greensboro News Record, engaged in the publishing of a newspaper known as Greensboro News Record, published, issued and entered as second class mail in the City of Greensboro, in said County and State: that he/she is authorized to make this affidavit and swom statement: that the notice or other legal advertisement, a copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the Greensboro News Record on the following dates: 12/09t2015 and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper document, or legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every such publication, a newspaper meeting all the-requirements-and-qualificationsof-Sectiotri-59-7-of-the-General-Statutes-of-North-- - Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. /- re ojpersoii masking affidavit) Sworn to and subscribed before me the W day oft L ANNE LAMB, ` �t�'ARY PUBLIC 11 ORTH CAROLINA (NotaryPublic) ORD COUNTY ON EXPIRES 06-15~19 THIS IS NOT A BILL. PLEASE PAY FROM INVOICE. THANK YOU NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES Unit FACT SHEET FOR EXPIDITED PERMIT RENEWAL NPDES Permit NCO05715 l Facility Information Owner / Facility: Town of Mars Hill — Mars Hill WWTP NPDES Permit: NCO057151 Contact(s): Robert Sams Public Works Director email: robmsams aoo.com Permitted Flow: 0.425 MGD Facility Class: 2 Type of Waste: 100% domestic Permit Status: Renewal County: Madison Stream Characteristics Receiving Stream: Gabriel Creek; Segment 6-96-12 Stream Classification: C River Basin: French Broad Subbasin/ Assessment Unit: 04-03-04 Drainage Area mi2): 3.22 Summer 7Q10 cfs: 0.39 Winter 7Q10 cfs: 0.57 Average Flow cfs: 30Q2 cfs: 1 0.86 1WC: 43 % Miscellaneous Regional Office: ARO USGS To o Quad/State Grid: I Mars Hill, NC / 138SE Renewal Summary There are no significant changes in facility operations since last renewal except to add chlor/dechlor (engineer's cert received 09Sep2010); no changes in flow. A review of the effluent data (Jan2012-Mar2015) shows regular discharge typical of a 100%-domestic facility. Compliance Summary - BIMS compliance record shows all parameters reported in compliance with permit limits. Although the record shows multiple violations for TRC, these values do not exceed the state standard < 50 µg/L - no action BPJ. This facility does not conduct Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing. No changes recommended. Receiving Stream Gabriel Creek is not impaired [Final 303d list, Final 2014]. This facility does not monitor the receiving stream — no changes recommended. Flow Summary in Million Gallons per Day (MGD): Year Ave Min Max n 2012 0.188 0.117 0.307 366 2013 0.191 0.114 0.493 365 2014 0.172 0.108 0.338 365 2015 0.171 0.115 0.364 243 Page 1 of 2 NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES Unit FACT SHEET FOR EXPIDITED PERMIT RENEWAL NPDES Permit NCO057151 Proposed Schedule for Permit Issuance Draft Permit to Public Notice: October 21, 2015 Permit Scheduled to Issue: December 1, 2015 Permit Effective Date (Tentative): January 1, 2016 NPDES Contact Joe R.1 direct line (919) 807-6394 Page 2 of 2 NPDES Permit NCO057151 Town of Mars Hill Madison County NCO057151 The Town of Mars Hill would like to request the renewal of its wastewater treatment plant permit (NPDES Permit NC0057151). There has been no additions to treatment process or plant design from the last permit. Our facility has an excellent record of compliance and is still below it designed flow capacity. If you have any questions feel free to call me at (828) 689-2301 or my work Cell # (828) 206-2386 and my email is robmsams@yahoo.com. Town of Mars Hill Public Works Director- ORC Robert M. Sams 3/31/15 RECEIVED/DENR/pwR APR - 6 2015 matei4 Ser Qua ctioPen GoOgle earth feet 100 meters,50 Go Ste earth meters 31000 GO; -(SIe earth miles 5 km 8 i I 0- 0 Mar*s Hill'—' el I,'' �, �'. , Gooqlc earth 0 I -F oa,J tn ►I-?a43 � �r,_,rn